Jetstar’s plans to use Singapore as its long haul base are moving ahead, announcing that it will base two A330s there and begin operating nonstop services to Auckland and Melbourne. From December 16, Jetstar will fly daily nonstop services between Singapore and Melbourne, while daily Singapore- Auckland services will commence from March 17. Qantas will
As expected, the F-35 JSF program has been re-certified by the Pentagon as being vital for national security and as having no viable alternative in the wake of the program incurring a Nunn-McCurdy cost breach. The Nunn-McCurdy wire is automatically tripped when a program’s projected costs exceed its original estimate by 50 per cent, and
The ADF’s service introduction of the MRH 90 has been thrown into chaos following a catastrophic failure of an MRH’s RTM322-01/9 engine during a flight near Edinburgh on April 20. The incident led to the grounding of the ADF’s MRH fleet, although news of that did not emerge until Defence released a statement almost a
A few days later Boeing received expanded type inspection authorisation from the FAA for the 747-8F, which allows for FAA personnel to take part in testing as part of its formal type certification process. (Boeing) Emirates Stuns With Order For 32 More A380s Dubai based Emirates Airline placed a remarkable order for 32 additional Airbus
It’s some years back now that then Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon famously drew a metaphorical line in the stand stating that, following the collapse of Ansett and the rise of Virgin Blue, Qantas would defend a 65 per cent share of the Australian domestic airline market. In the years since Qantas has been quite successful